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A discourse of conscience wherein is set down the nature, properties, and differences thereofA discourse of conscience wherein is set downe the nature, properties, and differences thereof
A discourse of conscience wherein is set down the nature, properties, and differences thereof: as also the way to get and keep good conscience.A discourse of conscience wherein is set downe the nature, properties, and differences thereof: as also the way to get and keepe good conscience.
Cambridge: printed by John Legate, 1596Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legate, 1596
Chapter 4: U. Mans duty touching conscience.Chapter 4: U. Mans dutie touching conscience.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The third impediment is worldly lusts, that is, the love and exceeding desire of riches, honours, pleasures. Every man is as Adam, his good conscience is his paradise; the forbidden fruit is the strong desire of these earthly things; the serpent is the old e••my the devil: who is he may be suffered to entangle us with the love of the world, will straight way put us out of out paradise, and bar us from all good conscience. The remedy is to learn the lesson of Paul, Philip. 4. 12. which is, in every estate in which God shall place us, to be content; esteeming evermore the present condition the best for us of all. Now that this lesson may be learned we must further labour to be resolved of Gods special providence towards us in every case and condition of life: and when we have so well profited in the school of Christ, that we can see and acknowledge Gods providence and goodness, as well in sickness as in health, in poverty as in wealth, in hunger as in fullness, in life as in death, we shall be very well content, whatsoever any way befalls unto us.
The third impediment is worldly lustes, that is, the loue and exceeding desire of riches, honors, pleasures. Euery man is as Adam, his good conscience is his paradise; the forbidden fruite is the strong desire of these earthly things; the serpent is the olde e••my the deuill: who is hee may be suffered to intangle us with the loue of the world, will straight way put us out of out paradise, and barre vs from all good conscience. The remedy is to learne the lesson of Paul, Philip. 4. 12. which is, in euery estate in which God shall place vs, to be content; esteeming euermore the present condition the best for us of all. Now that this lesson may be learned wee must further labour to be resolued of Gods speciall prouidence towards vs in euery case and condition of life: and when we haue so well profited in the schoole of Christ, that we can see and acknowledge Gods providence and goodnesse, as well in sicknesse as in health, in pouerty as in wealth, in hunger as in fulnes, in life as in death, we shall be very well content, whatsoeuer any way befalls unto us.